“And even if we did have only Christians in our midst, if we expelled every non-Christian from the United States of America, whose Christianity would we teach in the schools? Would we go with James Dobson's, or Al Sharpton's? Which passages of Scripture should guide our public policy? Should we go with Leviticus, which suggests slavery is ok and that eating shellfish is abomination? How about Deuteronomy, which suggests stoning your child if he strays from the faith? Or should we just stick to the Sermon on the Mount - a passage that is so radical that it's doubtful that our own Defense Department would survive its application? -So before we get carried away, let's read our bibles. Folks haven't been reading their bibles.” — Barack Obama
This guy predicts the economy like I predict politics :-) "Economic trends foreceaster Gerald Celente bears news nobody wants to hear: the economic crisis is going to get worse." It's a little scary, Gerald Celente is predicting an Economic Armageddon between 2009 - 2012 and, according to himself, has been for some time now.
Concerning? Yes. However, I would like to say that this does seem pretty sensationalized, and the reporters don't seem to show any descending views or intricate background (maybe when he has been wrong, or some loop holes within his theory). They took a lot of what he said for granted. The report should have checked to see if this is what Celente has REALLY been saying for the last few years and "bought the URL," not just taking Celente's word for it. (Notice my "according to himself" in the opening paragaph). This is usually a dead on sign of poor/lazy/rushed journalism or poor, yet sensational, substance. This doesn't necessarily mean this expert is wrong, it just means you should be cautious because we are getting a very limited story (we can't make good decisions without more info). The televised news might have even re-edited it to make what he said seem more dramatic (cutting out sober minded commentary for sensational sound bites because of 'time' or **eh-hum** ratings. Regardless, it is interesting and worrisome-- hopefully it won't come to this.
How did this idea that John Stewart in attacking Crammer for being a 'non-supporter of Obama’s views'? John Stewart- yes, he is a comedian, yes, he is to the left/Dem., yes, his show is not on CNN or FoxNews but on an MTV subsidiary. Yet he has more sense, intellect, research, and value than most other TV Journalists out there. This is not to defend Stewart, the comedian, but condemn the rest of the “ TV journalists.” If anyone was watching before hand, and knew the SLIGHTEST information on this topic, then you would undoubtedly understand where the feud spawned from... and where it did not. I have tracked down ALL the media i could find, make up your own mind.
The Episode that started it all. You try and figure out why John is mad, hmmm?!
What an odd story this was, such drama! It was unique because for the first time I was totally plugged into all facets and saw the whole thing unfold like some bystander watch a ten car media pile up. What has made me so angry is the utter misinformation being supplied by the greater media.
Why i disagree with the assumption that this was a TV assassination attempt aimed at the Republicans A. He didn't attack Cramer he attacked the whole financial show market B. Pull up many of Stewart's past criticisms of Obama and his cabinet choices ( far more than Cramer's -if Cramer even has any) John Stewart criticizes Obama
C. Watch the episode –it clearly explained WHY he is going after him with such ferocity (video at top) D. The interview obviously pertained to the idea the Cramer's stock choices not his ideologies E.Look at the facts: (why isn’t that enough-- to ask some serious questions)
-----It was during the March 17, 2008, segment, titled "Broken Arrow: Crisis in the Chartland," Stewart criticized Cramer after airing a clip of CNBC's Mad Money, during which Cramer said:
"Bear Stearns is fine. Do not take your money out. This is -- look, if there's one takeaway other than a plus 400 [inaudible] -- Bear Stearns is not in trouble. I mean, if anything, they are more likely to be taken over. Don't move your money from Bear. That's just being silly. Don't be silly." -----
The only thing that is silly here is it took a comedian to point this out seriously. But it was spun into Stewart (angry, at the obvious, because “this guy is screwing people’s hard earn money over” [and I personally still think he was a little angry over the cancelation]) into a puppet for the liberal elite.
But where did this spin come from? The O’Reilly Factor. (video below)
O’Reilly’s fun house mirror take on the situation
(This is the back story) This is how i cam to accidentally watch the whole thing unfold. In a debate with my parents, I told them I would watch an O’Reilly episode with a pen and paper and make notes of each error covered by the show. Last week, O’Reilly aired a segment (obviously with out having done any type of research before hand) on the Stewart/Crammer story. There he accused Stewart of attacking Cramer for his views on Obama. Ok, A) I can't really find ant decenting remarks made about Obama were in 2008/2009 B) Crammer shies any form partisan topics on his show about finance. The last criticism of the Obama administration for Stewart: last week. With the debacle of electing a person to head up the IRS with a history of not paying taxes. The reason Stewart was PISSED was because of a finance guy telling people to buy AIG and Bear Sterns the same week it closed. After the last minute cancellation: Comedian + an axe to grind + open air time= legendary comedy. Bill O’Wrongly, got it wrong… Again. It was wrong to accuse Crammer of partisanship and it was wrong to report conjecture as fact. My dad and I, my dad being the University Chair of the Finance Dpt. And Republican, had been exchanging emails on this Cramer topic right after the first Stewart episode aired. Both thinking it was funny and my dad was relieved by Stewart’s take on “those finance shows for cads.” Then by chance seeing the O’Reilly Factor –seeing this as my golden opportunity to show my parent’s of how wrong O’Reilly is… and now I get to show how much of a Fox lap-dog Tucker is (BONUS POINTS!) [video above]. Lets be honest here, at least John Stewart admits to being left, its obvious his show leans left.. no ands ifs and buts about it. But tucker can’t even man up and admit he is Right leaning?! Obviously, not the most truthful reporter.
Watch the episode, and see for yourself: is John going after crammer for being Republican or is it for wrongly advising people. Tucker should
This just shows once again how wrong the media is now a days. It hit two no three birds with one stone a) shaming them by doing a better job than the other news personalities b) lack of research, which might be cause the first c) THE STOCK MARKET IS IMPLODING and you report on a TV feud… what is wrong with you guys! Be your own judge.
Party’s Over: Mexico Reaches Critical Boiling Point in midst of Spring Break
I just finished reading a great piece in the New York Times about spring breakers in stumbling into the volatile situation in Mexico. “’Did I just see that?’ asked one of those who glimpsed the federal anti-drug unit going by, a baby-faced girl wearing a ‘party animal’ T-shirt over her bikini.” (http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/11/world/americas/11cancun.html?pagewanted=1&_r=1&partner=rss&emc=rss) The article references an email sent from former CIA director, George Tenet, to his college son convincing him to cancel the trip. I hunted down the e-mail here is a clip from his writing:
“What the American public allegedly does not know at this point (according to my friend) is that the drug cartels have offered an ultimatum to Mexican intelligence. Although I do not know the specific terms of this ultimatum, I have heard that if the terms are not met by the end of this week, the drug cartels have threatened to begin targeting young spring-breaking Americans next week with kidnappings and shootings in the 3 biggest hot-spots of Cancun, Cabo San Lucas, and Acapulco (the one destination of the three that is already very unsafe, more so than the others). Some Americans have already been caught in crossfires in Acapulco when they weren’t even being targeted. If drug cartels were to start targeting American spring breakers next week, the situation would become such a clusterfuck…”
A few months ago Newsweek ran a story on Juárez drug war spilling over into the tiny Texas town of El Paso. The area hospital is now outfitted in bullet proof glass and metal security to protect the medical workers when rival gangs come to “finish the job.” The last few week splashed across American headlines and in gory detail on new stands which documented how bad the war between 5 major drug cartels has steeped, a line of tortured bodies lie across a banner, rows heads found in coolers leading up to a city, bodies thrown in barrels of lye (a calling card of sorts for one gang leader). In a photo spread from the LA Time (a B-rate publication) chronicles some of the more gruesome photos of what is happening in areas like Tijuana. (http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-mexico-cancun-drugs2-2009mar02,0,3441309.story)
